2 Chronicles 20:1

It came to pass after this also, that the Bnei Moav, and the Bnei Ammon, and with them some Ammonim, came against Yehoshaphat to make milchamah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

In Context

2Then there came some that told Yehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the Yam (Dead Sea), from Aram; and, hinei, they are in Chatzetzon-Tamar, which is Ein-Gedi.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 4:41And these listed by shemot came in the days of Chizkiyah (Yechizkiyahu) Melech Yehudah, and attacked their ohalim, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their place, because there was mireh there for their tzon.

2 Chronicles 19:2And Yehu ben Chanani HaChozer (the Seer) went out to meet him, and said to HaMelech Yehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the rasha, and love them that hate Hashem? Therefore ketzef (wrath) is upon thee from before Hashem.

2 Chronicles 19:11And, hinei, Amaryahu Kohen HaRosh is over you in all matters of Hashem; and Zevadyahu ben Yishmael, the Nagid of the Bais Yehudah, for all the matters of HaMelech; also the Levi'im shall be shoterim (officers) before you. Deal courageously, and Hashem be with hatov.

2 Chronicles 32:1After these things, and haemes thereof, Sancheriv (Sennacherib) Melech Assyria came, and invaded Yehudah, and laid siege against the fortified cities, and thought to conquer them for himself.

Isaiah 7:1And it came to pass in the yamim of Achaz ben Yotam ben Uziyahu, Melech Yehudah, that Retzin Melech Aram (Syria), and Pekach ben Remalyahu Melech Yisroel, went up toward Yerushalayim to war against her, but could not prevail over her.

Isaiah 16:6We have heard of the ga'on Moav; 1 he is very proud; 1 even of his ga'avah (haughtiness), and his ga'on, and his insolence; 1 but his boasts shall not be so. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1

We have here, I. The great danger and distress that Jehoshaphat and his kingdom were in from a foreign invasion, ver. 1, 2 . II. The pious course he took for their safety, by fasting, and praying, and seeking God, ver. 3-13 . III. The assurance which God, by a prophet, immediately gave them of victory, ver. 14-17 . IV. Their thankful believing reception of those assurances, ver. 18-21 . V. The defeat which God gave to their enemies thereupon, ver. 22-25 . VI. A solemn thanksgiving which they kept for their… Read the whole commentary →

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